You're the Business
How to Build a Successful Career When You Strike Out Alone
$43.92
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 May 2021
Summary
A practical guide for the modern freelancer, side-hustler and creative entrepreneur, from Anna Codrea-Rado, activist, journalist, and ‘expert freelancer’.
Are you your own boss? No idea where to turn for help? This is the guide for you.
The 9-5 isn’t the only way to make a living. More and more of us are becoming freelancers, side-hustlers or creative entrepreneurs, drawn to flexible working, a better work-life balance and a greater sense of self-worth - all on our own terms. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753558652 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753558653 |
| Author: | Anna Codrea-Rado |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Virgin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm x 23mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Brilliant, incisive and empowering. Essential reading for anyone going it alone
Brilliant, incisive and empowering. Essential reading for anyone going it alone * Laura Jane Williams *
Anna combines business acumen and a deep understanding of what makes freelancers tick. This makes for a book that is filled with practical advice laid out in a way that means you’ll actually follow it. It’s an indispensable guide for freelancers everywhere. * Harriet Minter *
I’ve always wondered why they don’t teach you how to set up and run a successful business, in school. If they did, this would be the textbook. * David Speed *
About The Author
Anna Codrea-Rado
Anna Codrea-Rado is a journalist, podcaster and campaigner. She writes about business, culture and technology with a particular focus on working life, and has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Guardian, BBC, Wired, the Paris Review, and New York Magazine.
In 2017, when she first went freelance, she started a newsletter about her experience of losing a job and striking out on her own. LANCE has since grown into a weekly staple for tens of thousands of readers, who turn to it for its candid advice on how to make freelancing a viable career choice. As a vocal proponent for freelance workers’ rights, Anna launched the #FairPayForFreelancers campaign in 2019. The campaign calls upon the media to pay its freelancers fairer, better and faster.
Alongside the writer Tiffany Philippou, Anna co-hosts the hit weekly podcast Is This Working with guests including the bestselling author Laura Jane Williams; award-winning journalist, Vicky Spratt; and the American writer, Gretchen Rubin.
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